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Tasks	Title
Task 1	Project Development
Task 2	Soil geochemistry and microbial characteristics on cultivated/irrigated versus non-cultivated/nonirrigated (grassland) sites in western Nebraska
Task 3	Microbial and geochemical characterization of soils: Regional variation and effects of soil type, geologic setting, and agricultural practices in the Central Valley of California
Task 4	Soil geochemistry characterization in the northern Appalachian Basin: Possible impact from coal-fired power plants and weathering of Devonian Black Shales
Task 5	Urban geochemical landscapes: A study of selected brownfields in Baltimore, Maryland
Task 6	Geochemical Landscape Studies along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Task 7	Vertical variability of geochemical composition in northern forest soils
Task 8	Historical deposition and cycling of Hg in lakes and reservoirs, Central Region USA
Task 9	National Aerial Gamma-ray Map of North America
Task 10	Landscape Geochemistry in National Parks
Task 11	Pilot Studies
Task 12	Gamma-ray data as a tool for examining geochemical landscapes
Task 13	Geochemical Landscapes of Alaska
Task 14	Soil Geochemical Data Inventory

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Task 1 - Project Development

Fact Sheets

• Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Wilson, M.A., and Burt, Rebecca, 2003, A proposal for upgrading the national-scale soil geochemical database for the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-015-03. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-015-03/.

Presentations

• Smith, D.B., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2005, An international collaborative effort to establish a soil geochemical database for North America (presentation to Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, March 8, 2005).
• Smith, D.B., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2003, The Geochemical Landscapes Project: Developing a new soil geochemical database for North America: Briefing given to the U.S. National Committee on Soil Science and, separately, to the Board of Directors of the Soil Science Society of America, November 1, 2003.
• Smith, D.B., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2003, The geochemical landscapes project: Invited presentation to the American Association of State Geologists Central States Cluster Meeting, November 13, 2003, Vermillion, South Dakota.
• Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Cannon, W.F., Woodruff, L.G., Garrett, R.G., Eilers, R.G., and Prieto, J.C.S., 2005, A proposed soil geochemical survey of North America [abs.]: Abstract Book, 21st Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water; Amherst, MA; Oct. 17-20, 2005, p. 164.
• Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Garrett, R.G., Wilson, M.A., Burt, R., and Gomez de la Rosa, E., 2004, An international collaborative effort to establish a soil geochemical database for North America: 32nd International Geological Congress, 2004, Abstracts Volume, pt. 1, abs. 135-4. p. 617.
• Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Helsel, D.R., Garrett, R.G., Wilson, M.A., Burt, R., and Gomez de la Rosa, E., 2003, A proposed continental-scale soil geochemical survey of North America: Establishing a database for the 21st century: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 7, p. 131. View Smith GSA abstract.
• Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., and Smith, S.M., 2003, The U.S. Geological Survey's National Geochemical Database: A possible link between earth science and health science [abs.]: 21st Annual Epidemiologic Research Exchange, Feb. 7, 2003, p. 12.
• Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Wilson, M.A., and Burt, R. 2003, Geochemical background data for soils of the United States: Current status and new opportunities [abs.]: Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pacific Division, Vol. 22, Part 1, p. 83-84.
• Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Wilson, M.A., and Burt, R., 2003, Geochemical baselines and human health [abs.]: Natural Science and Public Health-Prescription for a Better Environment, Abstracts from the conference on April 1-3, 2003, Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-097, p. 74. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-097/.
• Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Wilson, M.A., and Burt, R., Geochemical background data for soils of the United States: Current status and new opportunites, Electric Power Research Institute.
• Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Wilson, M.A., Burt, R.and Helmke, P.A., 2003, A proposed continental-scale soil geochemical survey of North America: Annual Meetings Abstracts, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, 2003 Annual Meetings (CD-ROM).
• Smith, D.B., Gustavsson, N., and Bolviken, B., 2003, Geochemical maps based on ultralow- density sampling of the conterminous United States [abs.]: Natural Science and Public Health- Prescription for a Better Environment, Abstracts from the conference on April 1-3, 2003, Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-097, p. 75. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-097/.

Reports

• Loynachan, T.E., Brown, K.W., Cooper, T.H., Kimble, J.M., Milford, M.H, and Smith, D.B., 2005, Soils, Society, and the Environment: American Geological Institute, Alexandria, VA, 64 p.
• Plant, J.A., Smith, D.B., Smith, B., and Reeder, S., 2003, Environmental geochemistry on a global scale, in Skinner, H.C.W., and Berger, A.R., eds., Geology and Health: Closing the Gap, Oxford University Press, New York, p. 129-134.
• Smith, D.B., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2004, Guest editorial: Updating the soil background database: Gradient Trends, Risk Science and Application, Fall 2004, p. 6. (http://www.gradientcorp.com/coinfo/pdf/Trends31.pdf, PDF file, 385 k)
• Smith, D.B., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2005, An international collaborative effort to establish a soil geochemical database for North America (presentation to Canadian Land Resources Network, Ottawa, March 9, 2005), Canadian Land Resources Network.

Workshops

• Smith, D.B., Goldhaber, M.B., Wilson, M.A., Burt, R., and Helmke, P.A., 2003, A proposed continental-scale soil geochemical survey of North America: Annual Meetings Abstracts, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, 2003 Annual Meetings (CD-ROM).

Other

• Websites, Delivered: L. Lee, M.B. Goldhaber, D.B. Smith, The Geochemical Landscapes Project, USGS.

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Task 2 - Soil geochemistry and microbial characteristics on cultivated/irrigated versus non-cultivated/nonirrigated (grassland) sites in western Nebraska

• Task has been discontinued and moved to Task 11.

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Task 3 - Microbial and geochemical characterization of soils: Regional variation and effects of soil type, geologic setting, and agricultural practices in the Central Valley of California

• Task has been discontinued and moved to Task 11.

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Task 4 - Soil geochemistry characterization in the northern Appalachian Basin: Possible impact from coal-fired power plants and weathering of Devonian Black Shales

Reports

• Geochemical Investigation in Earth and Space Science The Geochemical Society, Publication No. 6, 2004, Editors: R. J. Hill, Z. Aizenshtat, M. J. Baedecker, G. Claypool, R. Eganhouse, M. Goldhaber, J. Leventhal and K. Peter p. 159-186.
• Michele L.W. Tuttle, George N. Breit, and Martin B. Goldhaber, 2003, Geochemical Data from New Albany Shale, Kentucky: A Study in Metal Mobility During Weathering of Black Shales: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-0207, 57 p. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/ofr-03-207/.

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Task 5 - Urban geochemical landscapes: A study of selected brownfields in Baltimore, Maryland

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Task 6 - Geochemical Landscape Studies along the U.S.-Mexico Border

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Task 7 - Vertical variability of geochemical composition in northern forest soils

• Cannon, W.F., and Woodruff, L.G., 2003, The Geochemical Landscape of Northwestern Wisconsin and adjacent Parts of Northern Michigan and Minnesota (Geochemical Data Files): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-0259. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-259/.

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Task 8 - Historical deposition and cycling of Hg in lakes and reservoirs, Central Region USA

Presentations

• Gray, J.E., David L. Fey, D.L., Goldstein, H., and Reynolds, R.L., 2008, Mercury Deposition and Flux in Narraguinnep Reservoir, Southwestern Colorado, USA [abs.]: in Proceedings of the Goldschmidt Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, July, 2008, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 72. S-12, p. A324.
• Gray, J.E., Theodorakos, P.M., and Hines, M.E., 2008, Mercury Methylation Influenced by Eutrophic Conditions in Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir, Idaho: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 40. no. 6, p. 361. View Gray GSA abstract.

Reports

• Gray, J.E., and Hines, M.E., 2009, Biogeochemical mercury methylation influenced by reservoir eutrophication, Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir, Idaho, U.S.A.: Chemical Geology, v. 258, pp. 157-167. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.09.023
• Gray, J.E., 2006, Evaluation of Trends of Mercury Deposition in Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir, Idaho, using Reservoir Sediment Cores: U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report.
• Gray, J.E., Fey, D.L., Holmes, C.W., and Lasorsa, B.K., 2005, Historical deposition and fluxes of mercury in Narraguinnep Reservoir, southwestern Colorado, USA: Applied Geochemistry, v. 20, p. 207-220.
• Gray, J.E., Hines, M.E., Biester, H., and Lasorsa, B.K., 2003, Mercury methylation in mine wastes collected from mercury mines in the USA: Journal of Physics IV, v. 107, p. 573-576.

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Task 9 - National Aerial Gamma-ray Map of North America

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Task 10 - Landscape Geochemistry in National Parks

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Task 11 - Pilot Studies

Presentations

• Cannon, W.F., Woodruff, L.G., Garrett, R.G., Kilblurn, James, Smith, D.B., and Horton, J.D, 2005, Chemical variation in A- and C-horizon soil along two North American continental transects: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 354-355. View Cannon GSA abstract.
• Garrett, R.G., Smith, D.B., and Rencz, A., 2005, Geochemical Landscapes continental-scale pilot study: North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation, Oct. 21, 2005, Montreal, Quebec.
• Goldhaber, M.B., Morrison, J.M., Plumlee, G. S., Wanty, R.B., Helsel, D.R., Wolf, R.E., Smith, D.B., Hageman, P.L., Morman, S.A., and Holloway, J.M., 2006, Regional-scale soil geochemistry in northern California: Natural and anthropogenic sources of soil constituents: Abstracts of the 18th World Congress of Soil Science, July 9-15, 2006, Philadelphia, PA (CD-ROM).
• Goldhaber, M.B., Morrison, J.M., and Smith, D.B., 2005, The Geochemical Landscapes California pilot study [abs.]: Abstract Book, 21st Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water; Amherst, MA; Oct. 17-20, 2005, p. 166.
• Goldhaber, M.B., Morrison, J.M. Reynolds, R.L., and Smith, D.B., 2004, A soil geochemical transect in northern California: 2005 Goldschmidt Conference, Oct. 20-25, 2005, Moscow, Idaho.
• Helsel, D.R., Ruddy, B.C., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2006, Cost-effective sampling of regional soil chemistry: Abstracts of the 18th World Congress of Soil Science, July 9-15, 2006, Philadelphia, PA (CD-ROM).
• Litt, J.S., Diawara, Moussa, Smith, D.B., Crock, J.G., Carsella, James, Martinez, LeeAnne, Unis, Dave, Alfonso, Nicholas, Hynes, H.P., Burke, T.A., Tran, N.L., 2005, Urban geochemistry and health: Approaches to understand potential human health consequences of metals and other substances in local environments: in Char, S.J., and Sieverling, J.B., eds., Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey fifth biennial geographic information workshop: March 1-5, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5236, p. 22-23. View Proceedings online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5236/.
• Morrison, J.M., Goldhaber, M.B., Plumlee, G.S., Smith, D.B., Hageman, P.L., and Morman, S.A., 2005, Chromium, nickel, and lead in soils of northern California: Sources and bioaccessibility: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 178. View Morrison GSA abstract.
• Reimann, Clemens, Garrett, R.G., Smith, D.B., and Xie, Xuejing, 2008, From geochemical prospecting to international geochemical mapping: A historical overview: Abstracts of the 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway, CD-ROM.
• Smith, D.B., 2006, Geochemical Landscapes: A Soil Geochemical and Microbiological Survey of North America, Association of American State Geologists.
• Smith,D.B., Garrett, R.G., Woodruff, L.G., and Cannon, W.F., 2005, Geochemical landscapes continental-scale pilot study (presentation to North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation, Montreal).
• Smith, D. B., Goldhaber, M.B., Rencz, A., and Salinas, J.C., 2008, The North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes Project: Abstracts of the 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway, CD-ROM.
• Smith, D.B., Helsel, D.R., Closs, L.G., Kilburn, J.E., Smith, S.M., and Horton, J.D., 2008, Soil geochemistry of the Denver, Colorado (USA) metropolitan area: Mapping change from 1972 to 2005: Abstracts of the 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway, CD-ROM.
• Smith, D.B., and Reimann, Clemens, 2008, Low-density, continental-scale geochemical mapping: Are the resulting geochemical patterns robust?: Abstracts of the 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway, CD-ROM.
• Smith, D.B., Smith, S.M., Goldhaber, M.B., Kilburn, J.E., Cannon, W.F., and Woodruff, L.G., 2006, Spatial patterns in soil geochemistry of the United States: The relationship between scale and process: Abstracts of the 18th World Congress of Soil Science, July 9-15, 2006, Philadelphia, PA (CD-ROM).
• Smith, D.B., Woodruff, L.G., Cannon, W.F., Kilburn, J.E., Garrett, R.G., Klassen, R., Eilers, R.G., Goldhaber, M.B., Horton, J.D., and Morrison, J.M., 2006, A proposed soil geochemical and microbiological survey of North America: Continental-scale pilot study in Canada and the United States: Abstracts of the 18th World Congress of Soil Science, July 9-15, 2006, Philadelphia, PA (CD-ROM).
• Woodruff, L.G., Cannon, W.F., Kilburn, J.E., Smith, D.B., Garrett, R.G., Klassen, Rodney, Eilers, R.G., and Horton, J.D., 2005, Landscape geochemistry on a continental scale [abs.]: Abstract Book, 21st Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water; Amherst, MA; Oct. 17-20, 2005, p. 165.

Technical Sessions

• Smith, D.B., Rencz, A., and Salinas, J.C., 2008, Convened tecnical session "Soil Geochemistry: Databases and Applications at Regional to Continental Scales" at the 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM. View session contents.

Reports

• Garrett, R.G., Reimann, C., Smith, D.B., and Xie, X., 2008, From geochemical prospecting to international geochemical mapping: a historical overview: Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, Vol. 8, pp. 205-217.
• Smith, D.B., Cannon, W.F., Woodruff, L.G., Garrett, R.G., Klassen, R., Kilburn, J.E., Horton, J.D., King, H.D., Goldhaber, M.B., and Morrison, J.M., 2005, Major- and trace-element concentrations in soils from two continental-scale transects of the United States and Canada: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1253. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1253/.
• Smith, D.B., and Reimann, C., 2008, Low-density geochemical mapping and the robustness of geochemical patterns: Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, Vol. 8, pp. 219-227.

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Task 12 - Gamma-ray data as a tool for examining geochemical landscapes

Reports

• Duval, J.S., 2005, Aerial Gamma-ray Survey for Parts of Cameron, Hildalgo, and Willacy Counties, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1231. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1231/.
• Duval, J.S., 2005, Aerial gamma-ray, Landsat TM, and digital elevation data, Big Bend area, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1371. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1371/.
• Duval, J.S., 2005, Radon in soils of parts of Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1423. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1423/.
• Duval, J.S., Carson, J.M., Holman, P.B., and Darnley, A.G., 2005, Terrestrial radioactivity and gamma-ray exposure in the United States and Canada: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1413. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1413/.

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Task 13 - Geochemical Landscapes of Alaska

Presentations

• Wang, B., Gough, L.P., Smith, D.B., and Guvtasson, N., 2006, Geochemical landscapes of Alaska: Abstracts of the 18th World Congress of Soil Science, July 9-15, 2006, Philadelphia, PA (CDROM).
• Wang, B., Gough, L., Smith, D.B., and gustavsson, N., 2006, Geochemical landscapes of Alaska: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 38, no. 5, p. 74. View Wang GSA abstract.
• Wang, B., Gough, L.P., Smith, D.B., and Gustavsson, N., 2005, Geochemical landscapes of Alaska: 2005 Goldschmidt Conference, May 20-25, 2005, Moscow, Idaho, p. A698.

Reports

• Gough, L.P., Wang, Bronwen, Smith, D.B., and Gustavsson, Nils, 2005, Geochemical landscapes of Alaska-New map presentations and interpretations for 23 elements in surficial materials: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1716, 36 p. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/2005/1716/.

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Task 14 - Soil Geochemical Data Inventory

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